Bladder Health
Medicines for overactive bladder, urinary tract infections and prostate-related urinary symptoms sit in this range, including Ditropan, Vesicare, Myrbetriq and Detrol for day-to-day bladder control.
Nitrofurantoin Tablets
50mg · 100mg
Nitrofurantoin tablets for bladder infections and other UTIs. It concentrates in the urine to act directly on the bacteria.
Doxazosin Tablets
1mg · 2mg · 4mg
Doxazosin tablets for an enlarged prostate and high blood pressure. It relaxes muscle around the prostate and blood vessels.
Key points
- Urgency incontinence medicines in this range include two classes: anticholinergics and beta-3 agonists.
- Urinary retention treatment depends on whether it is acute or chronic, and on what is causing it.
- This range spans three different symptom groups: bladder control, urinary infection and prostate-related urinary symptoms, not one single condition.
Overactive bladder and incontinence medicines
Oxybutynin is the anticholinergic in Ditropan, and solifenacin is the anticholinergic in Vesicare, both listed for overactive bladder. Detrol contains tolterodine, another anticholinergic, also listed for overactive bladder and urinary incontinence. Myrbetriq contains mirabegron, a beta-3 agonist rather than an anticholinergic, also listed for overactive bladder.
Urinary infection and prostate-related medicines
Nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic listed for acute cystitis and urinary tract infections, a different symptom group from bladder control. Doxazosin Tablets is an alpha blocker listed for benign prostatic hyperplasia and hypertension; alpha blockers can ease urinary symptoms when an enlarged prostate is the underlying cause.